Govt opts for sweeping review of 'underperforming' RMA
By Pattrick Smellie July 24 (BusinessDesk) - A sweeping review of the Resource Management Act opens the way to splitting the law relating to environmental protection and urban development back into two separate pieces of legislation as Environment Minister David Parker concede...
Craigmore spends $32M to expand Kerikeri kiwifruit crop by 'more than a third'
By Pattrick Smellie July 22 (BusinessDesk) - The kiwifruit crop in Northland's Kerikeri area will increase by "more than a third" following Overseas Investment Office permission for agriculture investor Craigmore Sustainables to spend $32 million developing some 137 hectares o...
Paper recycling costs rising 35% as export markets collapse
By Pattrick Smellie July 18 (BusinessDesk) - The price of trying to do the right thing by recycling paper just went up, with Oji Fibre Solutions announcing a 35 percent increase in the cost collecting a binful of used paper to stem the losses it's suffering when it sends recyc...
First Union leading rivals for biggest average pay claims, says bargaining firm
By Pattrick Smellie July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wage negotiations are becoming tougher, with the First Union leading the pack as it adopts more aggressive tactics to win higher than average wage settlements than competing unions, says Adelhelm & Associates in its 10th annual revi...
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